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5 January 1783
Smith, Melancton, 1744-1798
[Receipt for Henry Knox]
Lists items (cloth, rum, and sugar) by date and the amount owed. Signed for Smith by William Thompson.
GLC02437.01801
4 June 1779
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
to William Knox
Reports that Continental troops are moving toward the British on the North (Hudson) River. Discusses William's upcoming voyage, a mercantile venture to Holland. Declares, "From the high Spirits of our troops, their discipline, and equipments, I...
GLC02437.00768
26 April 1777
to Lucy Knox
Loves her and is glad she and their daughter are doing well after their inoculation. Longs to see her, but for her own safety and happiness denies her request to join him at Morristown. Believes the British "by no means as formidable as they were...
GLC02437.00580
22 July 1944
Stone, Robert L., 1921-2009
to Jacob Stone and Beatrice Stone
Addressed to "Dad and Bee." Everyone's mail came through and they each received fifteen to twenty letters. He was disappointed when he didn't have one from Pam, but found out that she had a "brain concussion" and can't write quite yet. He was able to...
GLC09620.119
2 October 1944
Addressed to "Dad + Bee." A brief note with a change of address. It is not exact, but he will confirm his address once he knows it.
The letter is dated as "Oct 2nd." "Letters in a Box" dates the letter as October 2, 1944.
GLC09620.133
8 October 1944
Addressed to "Dad + Bee." He is officially "down under" and includes his new address. He asks that they let Don Stone and Jim Stone know his new address as well.
The letter is dated as "October 8, 1944, Kwajalein, Marshalls." "Letters in a Box"...
GLC09620.134
to Jacob Stone, Beatrice Stone, Don Stone, and Jim Stone
Addressed to "Dad, Bee, Don, Jim, et al." After three months in Oahu, they are finally "down under." The base is "kinda makeshift" as the island took a pounding from the U.S. Air Force. The men of the squadron all seem great, and they range from "old...
GLC09620.135
19 October 1944
Addressed to "Dad + Bee." He wanted to get a letter to them as soon as he could with his new APO. He hasn't received any mail for three weeks from his family and hopes his various trunks, letters, and packages have arrived and their mail simply hasn...
GLC09620.138
5 November 1944
Addressed to "Dad + Bee." He just wrote his parents a long letter, but wanted to tell them that he and Barry had lunch. He took them for a bite to eat, and everyone ate better than they had in a while. He gave Barry and his friends a tour of a ship...
GLC09620.143
14 November 1944
Addressed to "Dad + Bee." He now has four missions under his belt. As he completes more missions, the tension and anxiety lessens, though "you're always scared of flak bursting around your ship." He's learned to keep calm enough to perform his duties...
GLC09620.145
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